Apparatus for impregnating liquids with gas.



H. E. PATTEN. APPARATUS FOR IMPREGNATING LIQUIDS WITH GAS.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 29 |915.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

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APPARATUS# lFor; IMPBEGNATIL ,LieuInsWITn'eAs.'

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Y. l Y 4'v5-ff*,implicationmetnuyelei.42,66@ i n ,.L l l t DEnr'eArEiJ'Torummage. y 'l To'alluhomit may concern-rf A i 'berforany suitable material), ofpropersire Beitknownthat1tHAnR1soN`E, PATEN, for the'eontainerlholding the liquidatohe'V -1 a y,citizen of the United States,y andian gms-f impregnatedjwithwgas, In''order to, hold ployee of the Department of'igrioulture 'the 'stopper," `l)," iirmlyin place, I provide ay Y of the :United States of*Amerioa,'residing,l plate, E, `which .is ittedover the sleeve, QC, :Y Y

Y in the,Y county of Montgomery, State of before" adjusting'fthe stopper, D, in place.

Y. ment of thelUnited Statespr `any ofits;'usedjasfafsingle in the United Statesgzvvitho Maryland, `(Whose lposti-'offl'eeaddress is Sil- Saidplate, E,'ifsheldftight `to the'eontainer, ver Spring, Montgomery county,rMaryland,) by Ineansfofsuitahlefltmps, @,theiieby 1.1-

have invented a nevv and Improved Apparaf j ablin'gthe stopper,`"li),"tosustainaivery con- Y lotus forImpregnating LiquidslwithGas.4 siderable*gas-pressure*from Withi'nthefoon-',165V

This applioatifn is madej under the tainer.*Afflhedimensionsof plate, E, may loe of YMarch 3 1,883, Chapter 412131122 Stats7 i variedtosuit the style of olanip used; "and-Y 625),- and the lnventionjhereindeseriloed; the style lof.V elan'lpk required .Willfdepend 7"- and 'claimed'v may be used'jby the Groverni,V Vupon",Whether hei'eharging l device is to yloe oiiieers'or employees in the",1prose'eution *of*k :battery'andvdriven common gear with me'ntgor any person separate 'disengagement folutohes for leaoh jut payment .tol unitstirrergfthesr gandjstyleofoontainer, v ,used yvill also, 1nfiujen'oe'the design ofthe Worl'` for Y, the `Govern me' of any royalty thereon.

lit .013 ymultiplied intro"y al The object of myinvention istofprovide (z'ljs'tr'rrlp..` passes upw'ardlyfthrough 75' l an' apparatus, Whioh'is'speciallyadapted*for `l tliejloose"sleeve, VUpland through astuiiingj conveniently f and f thoroughly leharging'ef 4loojf'lof'speoialfdesign' `(or. other suitable liquids, suchv as'water, non-alcoholioilight design)," disolosedfinFig.' 1f of. thedrgmf.-

drinks, Wines,l`beer,andgtheulile, whiohare' "ings,- eofns1st1vng 'of seyeral zparts, namely, a

deficient or Vpartly deficient in gaseous matthiol-eollar, Q Whose upper lend is Vshaped-8G jt er,ltvith gas under pressure in any* desired tofor'lmfa; heXagonaljnutLG, Which slides ,zamountfw 'K j? freely" `upon shaft,B', and'fis 'externally apparatus consists"principally ofa threaded Latitslovver endtoscreW into the stirreroonnected to arotaryishaft set {with} stuiingfbox j s'hellfF... u The shell, F,'has a I in a specially designed stuiiinghom'an: eX! shoulder,`i'b, inside, just doovefth'e"` insertion S5 drawings forming a ,part hereof, wherein; helted to 'a motor of convenient dimensions,

g; avforked spring stirrer having each tine Vany desiredlmotive power, such asl gas,v

I vertical impetus, The shaft, B, of the- The side tube, .his setinto the extensionV tension shellloears .afside' tuloeat its lower' of'ftube, J, vvhiohserves to .retaina'packing4 kend, through vvhich ,gas may be admitted1 toy of oil-soaked lamp-Wicklf-''or other suitable 'the bottle or iothercontainer On la T" packing/material'Whiohissqueezed tightlyY Y union ismounted appressuregage of any? against 'the-jshaftpB, `vvhen'fthe"hexagonal' 35 suitable type toindicate Vthe degreeof 'gas end ofLthe'ieollarQQ;isfturneddown with a 90 pressur'efSuitable valves 'for entrance vand Wrenohing*tooli* This'stuflingbox serves to exit of gas are provided, Aas Well, as .a clamp: .form V a gas-tight .joint between g, thev shaft,- and otherl necessary 'i'riture'sfto secure the B, 'and the l'outside11'she,ll,F,of the `stuffing charging apparatus in place upontheneok hex A'vvhile{,'still- ,permitting rotary motion l *e s 40 of the Vcontainer,vvlnic Aholdstheyli'quidf Theiheiagonal .nutguGsand oollar ,jtQ,''perf95 v The nature, oharaoteristio,jffeaturespand nj'1i`tfia-Srev'vgadjustmentfofjpressure"onu-,theV

scope* of my invention Willbe'more readily pae'kiiigin thjestuiiing -boX' The'shaft, B, y f

Y i understod .frein the :efollbwnadescription @Sit emerges from the ,Stuffing-Poe Ff is: taken in onneetion with the" accompanying, fittedfyvith a pulley, H, Which-1s 1n turn]V v Figure 1 is a perspeetiveview of my typev yand power. "The shaft, B',jmay also 'apparatus v Y p be ittedivith gear-'drive'anddisengagement Fig; 2 is a eross'secti'on ofthe same;A clutch of convenient designyor may have' Referring to thedravvings, A representsfi, directconnection with a'fsuitalole` motor of twisted on itslongitudinal axis so as to steam, electricity,` compressed air, gasolene," :give theliquida rotary. thrust aswell 'asja or the like. l

stirrer runs in al loosev sleeve C,vvhioh is; shell ofthe stuiii'ng box,"jf,fso vthat its 'openforced through a stopper, D (made ofrub-f ing connects with the oylindrioal space hej Vside tube, J, and thence sleeve, C, vinto the air' space 1n the container.

tween the loosersle'eve, C, and the shaft, B, thus giving a gas inlet into the; container.y

The solid lug, j', opposite to side tube, J, is integral with J and vserves asa handle in maniplating the apparatus.A A threaded union, N, 'serves to connect `the apparatus with a source of gas; the entering gas then passes through the valve, lO, and then 'by Way ofV the unions, K and I), through the through the loose The side tube,'M, serves to Withdraw gas,

Y at Will, from the container,wand is clos'edby the reseating valve, In:

AIn order to read and control the pressure` in the container, a gage of any convenient type, U, is connected to the upperthread of the T-union, K. Where several'stirrers arecOnneCtedin. a battery, oneA gage may be used to read the Vcommonv line pressurey gage may be connected to veach ofgas, or a as desned. u

The chargingapparatus operatesns fol-l or other liquid) is 'run into a 1 and lows: YWater container of suitable dimensionsV strength.V The'tinesof the .,stirrer, A, yare pressed together, if necessary, and inserted in the mouth Vof the container. The stopper, D,-is`then pressed in place .in the -eon-v tainer, andthe plate, to thef container. A source of gas of any convenient type furnishing thegas runder any desired pressure, is connected -by a screw-union, at N, to the charging appara` is then turned on and vthe stirrer, bydirect connected motor until the gage, U,

shows a satisfactory degree of. pressure. TheV degree of requlredpressure 1n the container is indicated by the gage, U, after which indication the valve, O, is vclosed to prevent.

further entrance of gas-from external source into `the container., The container may .bey maintained at any .desired temperature dur,- ingthis. operation of impregnation with gas.

By. opening valve, L, .the gas above vthe` A foreign gases presf entV 1n the container may liquid maybe runoff and y be gradually displaced by carbondioxid or Qlovpies ofritliis vpatent may be obtained `for tive cien.

E, is firmly clamped. j

other gasifor the impregnationl byalternately opening and y closing -the valves-,GV and L. VlhenthehV liquid has been suliciently charged, the stirrer is removed "from 'the container and the container-'maybe closed in any suitable `1nanner. v

F rom the foregoing-'it is thought that the constructiom'. operation,v and many advan- V tages of theherein described invention Will befapparent to thosel skilled in the art, Without further description, and it Will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details vof construction 'may` be resorted Vto Without de parting vfrom thespiritor1sacrificing any of the advantages. of the invention. Y Y Having thus described myy invention, I claim:

l. An apparatusfor impregnating liquids with gas, "comprising a pipe for supplying and exhausting gas,za stopperand a stuffing box carriedby said pipe, ak rotary shaft lpassing through kthe stuiingboxland.pipe, a stirrer carried bythe shaft, and means' for clamping the stopper in the mouth of a receptacle. .Y `'f Y. 1

QQAn apparatus for impregnating liquids with gas comprisinga pipe for supplying and exhausting' gas, a stopper and vstuffing box carried by they pipe,fa rotary shaft passing through the stuffing .box and pipe, a stirrerearried .by the shaft, lvalves for. eontrolling .the entry and escape of fgas, means for rotating such shaft, and .means for clamping the stopper in the mouthof a receptacle.. Q 5 ,Y 3. An apparatus forimpregnating.liquids with gas, comprising a stirrer, stopper, a gasltight stufiingboxl and a vrsleeve, arotary shaft carryingsaidstirrer and operating in said stufn-g-boxand sleeve, a pulley for ro.- tatingv said shaft, apiple for Vsupplying and exhausting. gas, provided Withv valves, means for controlling the entry andfescape of gas,

and means for. clamping'jsaid stopper to a.

container.v y

In testimony whereof, I rafixq my signature in the. presencefoftvvofsubscribing Witnesses. f

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